The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-24
ANYBODY But AMERICANS.
Bitter Publication Against Yankees
by "a Mexican PAPER

A dispatch from the City Of Mexico 10
the Missouri Republican says the recent
action of the government in granting inn
portant concessions for colonization,
public improvements, etc, to Ameri-
cans and American companies, IL the
preteNt for AN assault on ihe admins
tration by the organs of the church
party. The Ndciondi. a prominent OPP
position journal. will, in leading
article tomorrow, take n strong stand
against the Diaz administration for
granting concessions 10 Americans.
Each of these concessions" says the
NdciOndi, lis one link more which ties
us to that pacific Americ N conquest,
as II IL termed by American journalists
within and without the country. With
this pacific conquest there will be no
war, there will be no armies of Ameri-
cans invading Mexico, and no battles
will he fought. We shalt not see our
selves subjugated by our national enc
mics by force of arm =, but, ON the other
hand, the business men and
iinanciers who come from the
United States, and to whom our govern
ment officials give concessions, will
create American interests, will make
themselves the owners of great manu-
featuring, mining. railway and agricul-
.dral enterprises; will acquire extensive
territorial properties; will exercise by
their wealth decisive influence i'm the
country, and the days will arrive, IL
things 90 on as they are now going.
when they will coatrol the elections, will
become DEPUTIES and ministers, and will
decide who shall be President of the
public. The Catholic religion will then
give place To Professionalism, Ia Judaism,
to Mormonism, and "A thousand different
sects which exist in the United States.
and the English language will replace
the Spanish. In that day we shall no
longer be Mexicans-we shall be slaves
i'm our own land. and will occupy the
wretched place which descendants Of
Mexicans now occupy In California,
Texas, and New Mexico. who have not
assimilated with the Yankee race. II
foreigners are needed. let Europeans be
welcomed: let Spaniards, Frenchnen,
English and Germans come, but not
Americans"
The writer goes on to say that Euro
peans will aid the Mexicans TO resist
American influence and overcome Yam
KEGS. ITO admit Yankees" continues
the article, sis to seat at our table our
mortal enemies. Already Americans
control the contracts Of the National and
Sonora railroads, many of the systems
are in their possession and soon there
will he banks of discount and all our
wealth will pass into their hands be-
cause onr government obeys the fatal
error which inclIncs il 10 them.
The future means Yankee absorbtion,
the disappearance Of the Mexican
race in history. and an increase in the
number Of stars in the hated American
flag. III we Mexicans wish 10 prevent
this terrible fate. IL is necessary that pub
lie opinion should not only declare itself
resoIutely anti-American. as it is already,
but show itself 80 in all its acts"
The tone of the clerical press contin-
ues strongly anti-American and bitter in
its opposition To the policy Of the Diaz
administration. which favors protection
and encouragement OF American capital
and enterprise.